diff --git a/maintainers/scripts/pluginupdate-py/pluginupdate.py b/maintainers/scripts/pluginupdate-py/pluginupdate.py
index 060f7015de23..e3a4c44ede7e 100644
--- a/maintainers/scripts/pluginupdate-py/pluginupdate.py
+++ b/maintainers/scripts/pluginupdate-py/pluginupdate.py
@@ -558,7 +558,16 @@ class Editor:
         }
 
         for plugin_desc, plugin, redirect in fetched:
-            result[plugin.normalized_name] = (plugin_desc, plugin, redirect)
+            # Check if plugin is a Plugin object and has normalized_name attribute
+            if isinstance(plugin, Plugin) and hasattr(plugin, 'normalized_name'):
+                result[plugin.normalized_name] = (plugin_desc, plugin, redirect)
+            elif isinstance(plugin, Exception):
+                # For exceptions, we can't determine the normalized_name
+                # Just log the error and continue
+                log.error(f"Error fetching plugin {plugin_desc.name}: {plugin!r}")
+            else:
+                # For unexpected types, log the issue
+                log.error(f"Unexpected plugin type for {plugin_desc.name}: {type(plugin)}")
 
         return list(result.values())